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Electronics
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Xiaomi wants to dominate the smartphone market

International markets are becoming increasingly more important to Xiaomi. And in an interview with Sina Tech, the CEO of Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi, Lu Weibing, did nothing to hide this fact and openly detailed the company’s plans for global domination. Over in…

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Electronics
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Xiaomi India plans 10,000 New Stores

Xiaomi India will open 10,000 outlets in a bid to lock down its dominance over Samsung in the territory. The Chinese-headquartered company also announced last week that it expects 50 per cent of its business to be generated by trading offline by the end of…

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Electronics
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Xiaomi just patented a weird-looking inverted Notch

Since notches first arrive back in 2017, smartphone brands have attempted a range of implementations ranging from wide ones to much subtler water drop alternatives. One thing that hasn’t been attempted, however, is an outward facing one. But Xiaomi’s latest…

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Electronics
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Over 1 million Xiaomi Mi 9 units have already shipped worldwide

Just over one month after the Mi 9 flagship was first announced, Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi has today revealed that it has already shipped over one million units of its latest premium device. The majority of these devices were undoubtedly supplied to…

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Electronics
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Xiaomi’s Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone goes on sale

Great news for mobile gaming fans looking to buy one of the most powerful gaming smartphones available on the market, as Xiaomi has just announced their new product, Black Shark 2 is now up for grabs in Europe. Initially introduced in China on March 18,…

Xiaomi Mi Band 4
Electronics
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Xiaomi Mi Band 4 could include major Apple Watch features

A few days ago, we told you that Xiaomi will release the Mi Band 4 fitness tracker sometime this year. An executive from Huami, the company that is the source of Xiaomi’s wearables, said that the Mi Band 3 is still selling in big numbers and that there is no…

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Electronics
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New air purifier from Japan debuts in Korea

Balmuda, a Japanese high-end home appliance maker, is introducing a new air purifier in Korea today ahead of the rollout in Japan, where the launch date has not been set. Balmuda CEO Gen Terao emphasized the importance of the Korean market during the…

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Electronics
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Xiaomi opens massive Mi store in Paris

Chinese electronics firm Xiaomi has opened its largest European Mi Store in Paris. Queues for the January 18 1pm opening started to form at the Champs-Elysees location at sunrise, despite freezing temperatures. The store is hosting a reportedly comprehensive…

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Electronics
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Samsung to release feature-rich phone to take on Huawei

Samsung is releasing a phone with robust functions specifically designed to meet the challenge posed by Huawei. It has fast internet speeds — utilizing 5G wireless — is foldable and has an innovative screen design. Last year’s smartphone market can be…

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Electronics
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Xiaomi India to foray into appliances, white goods space

Xiaomi is all set to convert its India arm into an end-to-end consumer durables company. According to a report, Xiaomi officials are currently identifying potential categories including air-conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, laptops and small…

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Real Estate
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Xiaomi aims at 5,000 stores in India by the end of 2019

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is looking to cement its status as India’s leading smartphone provider by opening thousands of stores before the end of 2019. The company announced it would increase its presence in India from 500 retail stores to 5,000 by 2020.…

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Electronics
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Xiaomi Opens Over 500 Stores in Rural India

Xiaomi India says it opened 500 retail stores in one day in India late last month. The Chinese electronics retailer has bannered the network Mi Stores – smaller, compact versions of the Mi Home stores, developed for mainly rural parts of India. “The company…

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Electronics
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Star at Xiaomi’s store opening in NZ

The electric scooter craze has well and truly hit New Zealand. Within just hours of Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi, or “Mi” as many know it as, opening the doors to its first New Zealand store, the retailer sold more than $250,000 worth of electric…

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Electronics
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Xiaomi is coming to UK

Xiaomi will open its first store in the UK next week. The fast-growing Chinese electronics company will also sell its smartphones through the Three network, giving the brand exposure in hundreds of stores across the UK and in the Republic of Ireland. The…